Kath Gammack presents the roundup of some of the week's key offshore rig news and rig data for week ending March 3rd 2023.

• Murphy Oil exercised two existing priced options on UDW drillship Noble Stanley Lafosse
• QatarNorth exercised the final option on UDW drillship Noble Faye Kozack
• Saipem confirmed UDW drillship Deep Value Driller Contract with Eni, Ivory Coast
• Operational delays for jackup Enterprise 264 in Main Pass Block 74
• BP discovers hydrocarbons at Puma West Appraisal
• Imminent completion of Petronas Carigali contract for jackup COSLPower
• Jackup Valaris 122 moved to Shearwater field
• Jackup Shelf Drilling Perseverance moved from Southwark field
• Jackup Noble Resilient moved to Breagh Alpha field
• Dry well for Aker BP in PL1141
• Var Energi places size of Countach discovery at 3-13 million bbls in tested segment